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The Campbell Playhouse

The Campbell Playhouse is a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered 60-minute adaptations of classic plays and novels, plus some adaptations of popular motion pictures. After the departure of Welles at the end of the second season, The Campbell Playhouse changed format as a 30-minute weekly series that ran for one season. The Campbell Playhouse is also the title of an NBC television series later called Campbell Soundstage and Campbell Summer Soundstage.

Seasons
2
Episodes
46
Episode length
~30m
First aired
Jun 6, 1952
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Campbell Playhouse

Cast information is not available.

Seasons

  • Campbell playhouse season 1

    Jul 10, 1953

    14 episodes

  • Campbell playhouse season 2

    Air date unknown

    32 episodes

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